[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r59947 - in python/trunk:Lib/test/test_structseq.py Misc/NEWS

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> On Jan 14, 2008 2:19 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
>>> Correct. We don't need item access anymore. However the struct seq
>>> should still be slice-able for functions like time.mktime().
>> Can you please explain that? What application do you have in mind?
> 
> Well, mktime() assumes its argument to be a tuple, and there are
> plenty of places that either emulate its API (like calendar.timegm())
> or provide a tuple for it. I wouldn't want to lose the ability to
> manually construct a tuple to go into mktime() and friends.

But what about the slicing? AFAICT, mktime doesn't support "short"
tuples.

mktime could continue to support tuples (including manually created
ones), yet struct_time could still be a proper class, as long as mktime
accepts that as well.

Regards,
Martin